"Pfft!"
Blood splattered as a head went flying.
Screams and cries of terror mingled together as people desperately clutched their heads and fled, cursing their parents for not giving them extra legs.
The scene was littered with corpses, rivers of blood flowing.
Qin Yi sat on a piece of bluestone, his expression unwavering.
How many waves has it been now? The seventh or eighth, he couldn't rember clearly.
They've been traveling for more than ten days now. Although they avoided the cities this ti, these people were still able to track them like bloodhounds.
Qin Yi rarely made a move, because those chasing them were fools blinded by money who were essentially sent to die. There were hardly any skilled ones among them, and from start to finish, he almost never acted since very few were worthy of his effort.
It was only now that he truly understood the vastness of the Deserted Domain.
The Yunyue Empire and the Tianyue Empire were adjacent, but they had traveled for almost half a month now and had yet to leave the territory of the Tianyue Empire.
According to Yun Susu, at their current pace, it would take at least another half a month.
Qin Yi had also witnessed the ruthless side of Yun Susu, the Third Princess of the Royal Family. Her killing was swift and clean. Since ancient tis, royalty is known to be heartless; surviving in that environnt requires skills.
Furthermore, he had already experienced the skills of this Third Princess. He had to admit, if it weren't for reaching Fire King City, he wouldn't have realized he was being used. That woman was no simple figure.
Over the past few days, Yun Susu had been trying hard to ease their relationship. However, Qin Yi was a person steadfast in his beliefs; he had concluded that so people were beyond establishing relationships with. Still, Yun ngyao, that silly woman, seed about to be persuaded.
"Hey, don't you, as a man, feel ashad watching us three won take action? Where's your gentlemanly deanor?"
Yun ngyao's words interrupted Qin Yi's thoughts. He snapped back to reality and chuckled, "These worthless fools aren't worth my effort, right? With Heroine Yun here, I feel pretty safe."
Yun ngyao: "..."
"Saying sothing so shaless, I'm impressed."
"You're too kind!" Qin Yi was indifferent.
Yun ngyao glanced at Yun Susu, intending to show so concern for her. But seeing Qin Yi already getting up to walk away, she hesitated briefly and then followed with a wry smile.
Yun Susu's eyes dimd.
"Miss, are you okay?" Jin Die asked.
Yun Susu shook her head slightly, "I'm fine, let's go."
She watched Qin Yi's back, trying several tis to approach and nd their relationship. But in the end, she gave up.
During these days of interaction, she had sowhat figured out Qin Yi's personality. Once he set his mind, it wouldn't change easily. Perhaps she was indeed wrong, but what choice did she have? If it weren't for such actions, her mother couldn't have been saved.
It was probably a case of fate without the possibility of union.
...
A day later, they were beset by attackers once again.
However, they were just a group of rabble driven by profit, and their cultivation levels were not particularly high. The sole early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator didn't even get a chance to act before being crushed in mid-air by Qin Yi, as easily as crushing a chicken.
The remaining Qi Refiners were utterly bewildered, with Yun ngyao and others killing many, causing the rest to flee in terror, crying for their mothers and fathers.
"You finally deigned to intervene, esteed Elder?" Yun ngyao teased.
Qin Yi shrugged, "Idle hands are the devil's workshop; I just can't stand it when soone tries to act tough in front of . An early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator yelling threats is far too noisy."
Yun ngyao's mouth twitched, "Why do I feel like you're subtly criticizing ?"
"Hm?"
"I'm an early-stage Nascent Soul too."
Qin Yi: "..."
Qin Yi was thoroughly speechless.
"Yun ngyao, are you really out of your mind, always looking to make things about yourself? I've seen people who pick up money but never those who pick up insults."
Yun ngyao glared with apricot-shaped eyes, "Hmph, you're definitely insinuating sothing about ; don't think I can't hear it. You're the craftiest."
Qin Yi rolled his eyes, having nothing left to say to this woman.
Yun ngyao also rolled her eyes, filled with disdain for Qin Yi. Perhaps, for her, it wasn't about really wanting to quarrel with Qin Yi; the journey was just too monotonous, and a little bickering helped break the tedium.
Qin Yi raised his hand, catching a blood-stained warrant in it. After looking at it for a mont, he suddenly grinned broadly.
"Why are you laughing?" Yun ngyao asked curiously.
"Our price has gone up again."
Yun ngyao paused, "How much has it increased?"
"It's doubled."
"Two million Gold Coins?"
Qin Yi nodded.
Over ti, the bounty on their heads from the Tianyue Royal Family had increased, from the initial hundred thousand Gold Coins to today's two million Gold Coins.
Currently, warrants for Qin Yi and Yun ngyao were plastered all over every city and alley in the Tianyue Royal Family territory.
Qin Yi and Yun ngyao had already beco notorious throughout the Tianyue Empire. Not only that, but even the surrounding major empires knew their nas. They probably couldn't rember the last ti anyone dared challenge the Royal Family.
Strictly speaking, Qin Yi and Yun ngyao had insulted the Tianyue Empire many tis over and even killed the Fire King and Wind King. At this point, they had beco a popular topic of conversation.
Suddenly, Qin Yi's back felt cold as he saw Yun ngyao staring at him with an eerie look.
"What are you thinking? Let tell you, I won't give in; I intend to remain pure for Bingbing."
Yun ngyao gave a mischievous smile, "I don't want your body, but I do want to borrow sothing."
"What is it?"
"Your head; it's worth two million."
Qin Yi looked at her unhappily, then suddenly started laughing, teasing, "I'm starting to admire you a bit. It's valuable for a person to have self-awareness, and you've realized you're worth nothing; it's rare, keep it up."
Yun ngyao was taken aback; the warrant was for a total of two million, for a bounty on both her and Qin Yi. When she said Qin Yi's head was worth two million, that ant her part was worth nothing.
"Qin Yi, your life is mine!" Yun ngyao charged at Qin Yi with bared fangs and brandished claws, "Leave your head so I can trade it for one million Gold Coins."
Qin Yi turned and ran, "My head is worth two million."
"You're worth nothing."
"Then why chase ? Am I like a bone to you?"
Yun ngyao paused, "Did you just call a dog? Stop right there."
"Yun ngyao, don't embellish yourself; dogs are much cuter than you. You're more like a tigress."
"Rotten Qin Yi, stop right there, or I'll kill you."
Yun Susu watched enviously as Yun ngyao teased Qin Yi. She would never experience such carefree monts. As a Princess, she had to tread carefully with every step to ensure the safety of herself and those around her.
"Princess, we should go too."
Yun Susu nodded slightly, their figures darting to catch up.
Half a month later, the four of them had finally reached close to the borders of the Yunyue Empire. On this journey, they encountered dozens of attacks, several of which were extrely dangerous; if not for Qin Yi's interventions, they might have perished long ago.
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